Gah. A rough week. A good friend got very seriously injured in a crit on Tuesday, got Life Flight-ed off the course with a fractured skull (he had a helmet on that stayed on through the crash) and a serious concussion; he just got out of ICU yesterday, and because of insurance issues, may be kicked out of the hospital too soon. He's really messed up (didn't know our names when we saw him yesterday), and it will be a while before he is back to 100%. Frightening.

Wednesday, I crashed (completely operator error) on my TT bike (I zigged when I should have zagged, and found myself having a close-encounter with a guard rail - I protected the bike, and bruised myself pretty good in the process - major hematoma on the left quad, spectacular bruising on the right knee/shin). Finished the day off with getting dehydrated (or possibly a tad bit of shock) at the far end of the loop, and got a ride home from an off-duty fireman, as there was no way I would have made it back.

Today, despite barely being able to put weight on the left leg (it's just a bruise, but it's a deep one - the swelling on my upper quad is something to behold ), DH and I went out for a very easy 30 miles (no hills, high cadence). It was hot, and I really made sure I was hydrated, but it was hard. I made it home, and have spent the rest of the day icing/heating/using the electric stim machine on my quad. It is stiffer than a 2x4, but I think spinning is the only way to loosen it up. So I anticipate more flat(-ish, this is Utah, afterall) high cadence rides for the next couple of days.

A rough week, but we'll all survive. And at least some of our team is still riding, while we are doing everything we can for our fallen comrade and his wife.